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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-22
To Contractors and BulItsIs.

CEALED PROPOSALS IN DUPLI-
- cate viii BE- received ~ this once ~
81 70 o. clock Roob, Wednesday. Nay b.n;
49,. for the con struc,iOn. erection ena
'u-aishlaz % al materials for tWelYe
dwelling houses for the Oregon improve
ment Company. ~ Franklin. King esle-
y. ". T. according 70 plans and spec,h-
cations 10 b. ser AZ thfs once. or e. he
company's once ~ Franklin-
The eomranv reeervss the right y -
jet any and 81 bids ,,
myIetd 7. J. MILSkh
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-22
EOUN .

ON MAY sTH. 1857, IN USELESS BAY.
" wridby Island. fishing boat sharp
stern. painted red % feet Iorg. ek feet
beam. Owner can have the same by pay
ing expenses Apply to ThOS. JOHNS,
Useless Bay, WILDLY Island. myIT 81
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-22
HAsTKNINo sHoRKwARD.

Where foreigners lived prior to their
settlement at Yokohama. Nearing
shore, the foreign part Of the city is
seen oocupying the lOU land ADD ada
cent biuh to the left, while the
japanese portion is similarly situated
10 the riRhl. Tbe entire water front is
protected by high see vail from which
pFoiect several istties. Approaching
the principal jsity. Ue are soon ashore
In the far famed land Of the Mikado.
NIPPoN.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-22

was orerped oaS with ns thar Wesk
had 10 "Wednesday and April no thir
eesnte dey. HAD Ss been Goine east.
Instead 81 lcsine q day. enc woala have
been sAsned. why this thtns seeuFs An
The @iddls Of TIE RSsifa. eas hen a
timeali pFchlsn 10 aany OF Ger pAsssn-
eefA PeTeaps year reasers uill haVs
less disncolty 10 solvirs Il.
Upcn the Shols coz voyags - far "a
hesn . pleasant ere. Toe aees1naaa
tteEa are SRA elasA faa pssRnsers.
bstna fee 70 nam6ef. are unresasatneA
N oonssltt49 their eoasfcEt Ihsy -
eo0e VII acVsAinse1 sitA eash esAsY
ana tlns esss swiftly As tAs aAys Are
lPent n pleasant ane sssxnitea osez.a-
eea. a haek ef - etF3s k4a falis1<a
ys ~ the way. Ccnstastiy haze sesV
eeVsfed % eur La HeW kraeefuifV
Aag tAi4 ever Tie wataF, nsu Falslps
- yinG nse Ne esAsh VIA aa a.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-22

rs SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOL,
lars IN the way OF building wharv9
AID coal bankers In Minors addition
which has
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

The money lost Oh one band ia This
vicinity since the frs; day OF January
would have constructed irri9aiin
bitches capable OF watering fifty
thousand acres OF bench land on which
tame grass and oats could be raised.
Hundreds of streams are running to
waste III this county owing to the
lack OF or employment of capital in
utilizing the water. Large owners
must take some steps toward sys-
TEN of irrigation and artesian wells.
divide up their bands and let them out
on shares TO ranchmen who will pro
vide hay and shelter for their keeping
through the winter. In some such
plan as this lies the safety OF thecattle
industry in Montana for the future.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

| The Territorial Board OF Stock
Commissioners, through its President
Hon. Granville Stuart. submitted to
Gov. Leslie the first official report on
the 10th inst.
This board, it will be remembered,
was created by the Fourteenth Legis-
lative Assembly, and its first report is
OF considerable importance. giving as
it does, full details OF the work accom-
plished by the board and it's corps OF
inspectors.
The report is necessarily Il long one,
thus preventing us from giving it i'm
full, but we furnish a comprehensive
synopsis as contained in the presi-
dent 'sreport.
The board respectfully calls attention
to the fact that during the year 1855,
19.OS3 head OF cattle Were inspected,
of which 56, 53S head Were re-inspected
at Minnesota Transfer; that 9S5 es-
trays were recovered in shipments,
3i3 uLon ranges and nineteen persons
were arrested. The estrays found i'm
the shipments were sold for the benefit
OF the owners and the money therefor
returned to them direct, with the ex-
ception of Sl,lI9.25. which has pas
sed through the hands OF this board.
In 1856. 1880 head OF cattle
were Inspected. OF which SO. 723 head
were re-inspected at Minnesota Trans
ferr: $50 estrays were recovered in
shipments, 459 on ranges and forty
three persons were arrested The es-
trays recovered in shipments were
sold and the proceeds therefor re-
turned to the owners direct. with the
exception of 80, 500 81, which passed
through the hands OF this board.
From the report it will be seen that
the system adopted by the board be-
came more perfect in its workings and
that better results We're accomplished
i'm 1856 than in 1888.
This result is due largely TO the in
creased efficiency of the force employed
and n better underst anding of the in
tended scope OF the law We are fully
satisfied that during the next two
years, this efficiency can still he
Increased, and that Il better under
standing CT the operations OF the law
by cattiemen and the officers selected
to enforce it, will enable w. or our sue
cessors to accomplish still better re-
suits.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

EDuoxs Ansr,-If you fellows have
tiawed ont yet please insert this ia your
valuable sheet.
Communications between ranches very
seldom. Jack Frost and WIN. East wind
have been visiting here for the last week.
Jack departed this morning for the north,
aud think Ea-t~ind is making prcpara-
tipns to leave. hope he viii. as We wish
to make room for Thomas Chinook. Feb.
I st set in with the severert weather that
has been felt here since the settlement ri
the neighborhood. bat owing to sheep he
ing we'll iattened during the fall and fore
part Of winter, the lorscs are light. although
/ all o! our sheep men have lost n few.
\ chinook wind crawled down from the
Suowies this morning. consequently bare
ground is showing up and rtockmcn and
stock too. are iublant. Cattleon this range
careasscs yet. They could not have stood
the storm another week. This chinook
will save thousa ntls Of dollars in stock.
Hightower & Co. Is cattle are looking fine
and act ms il they felt thes same. but their hay
stacks are not quite as tall as n month
ago.
Theodore Neal of the Hotel de Bum is
negotiating to sell out. lie says he is not
hoggish and has made sufficient to live well
in tjail) the states. Joe Asbri,lge il visit
ing friends in Billings and at last accounts
he was having regular e.gno. time. It's
s..la q
starts out IN tripof eighty miles through
ten inches Of snow and peck OF zeros.
IL got so cold here on the first night Of
February that our thermometer scratched
aud howlcd at our door for ndmittancc.
With all our cold weather. Willis Sander
son is hauling logs for the erection Of nm
ice house. lie says he had enough Of warm
water last summer and says he will have
ice il he has tn fan it all next summer to
keep it from melting. Frosted noses are
very stylish ever here: that long one be-
longing to Charles jerks. takes the lead.
Slow Trail Jim is holding the winter or
rather his Dads Fireplace down in fine
shape; no frost ever settles ON him.
The cold snap caused great hesitation
among our ranchnien about vieitin. the
post office, but our plucky old pioneer,
Dan Tressler. tackled it and brought all
the Willow creek mail. Dan generally gets
thar.
Sheepmen were snusly holed up previous
to the recent severe storm, and left every
thing to their herders, but that storm
routed them. 1t was fun to ste them
crawling out with any thing from "A bed
quilt to their wives bustl,s over their heads
and faces.
This whole country has been growing
about the weather and pittyins the poor
sheep, hut have not heard "A continental
about the poor herder; but what's the use,
he is Of noconsequence-only in lambing, or
when he makes Il call on the bank.
JAS. &C.
sahara MINT Eehrunry 18th 1SS7
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


1 fOt HsI.
Holiday, from the conference commit tc.
| ON q. j. VI. asking congress Tor S:,oo.Oot
| for the Improvement of the Iellowston
/ Park. reported that the committee hao
| agreed on the passage of the memorial.
Richards introduced 4. u. No. 20. pro
1 viding that militia companies should IT.
| ceive 5000 year. that there should bs
an encampinent each year lasting thre,
days. transportation To which should b,
1 furnished by the government. and that
| militia men should he exempt from jur,
duty and from the special road and pool
taxes. Read first and second time and or
dercd printed.
Carlwell introduced q. H. No. ~. APP
propriating $4,000 to be distributed
among the benevolent institutions which
have been caring for orphan children. :. L
Hau-er T. &. Power and e. a. Broad
water being the commission to make the
division. Read first and second times nd
referred To ways and means committee
The house refused To- concur in the com
ell amendment Ia III. II. No. 10, to protect
the wages oi wage-workers, and the coun-
ell declined To rcccdc and asked for the ap.
pointment Of conference committee, Col
liBs aud Kennedy being appointed on the
part of the council.
II. J. N. No. >, asking for the Fort Elli-
reservation, being returned by the house at
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y. ."' "o"s ~, ,"'s'
Rckards and Waters appointed in behalf
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III. NJ. ., a..
an; '"e r''gus county on'ee'sy was
shsh''! "h'eh"c" an" ree""'''c""e" '"'
an ii,
-. No: ~, increasing s'i,i! ana poIu
o 'errnorh'i ,rea-urei' was "iscusseu, anu
.he o,'' war feeo'h.ne''"e" '"r reco,'.ni'' al
10 .ns ways ah" '"c''"s e"'h'ii'''ee 'or
aniena'nen'. -.
Su'hsrnh piese''e" pe''ioh from eit'-
Gems 81 'ersus county ,"r ,he repeai OF
a'ne .a,,.n o' .he s.ocS 'h"s"'',,! Jaws,
outher"" ihtr""".e. =. ID ~ - ~
suppress anu prevent ,ue ulsse'il'''''',h 81,
con'ae'1"s uIseases "'hons Sne.p' Ieaa
mrs. an" SECOND ,,'nes anu oraeico primer.
" ID. NO. -, hpr tue cre","h VI Turn
vou"'!' anu n, .; VI. No D. ~ '.i''" W
ie""" sa ~ arr ~er. sient' ny vi: prs
,'eht' ine Tarh county o'h u 40" ]" ''c
MINUS o, Tue so'ern"r. ...
n .. 10 iroN"i'ns co"'ic"sa.,on
.'r certain o,''e.rs no. o,nerw'se provueu
ior, "as rua" 'i'r" '''''e "'" P"a'e" WIN
gu, o.!es,"h. =,
u u. NJ; - giving .ne s"'c'u". an"
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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

Those cf our stockmcn Who have
any cattle left in the spring are going
to organize an expedition To the north
pole and drive their stock into that
section. Lieut.. Schwatka and other
veteran arctieexpIorers who havebe
interviewed on the subject. say that
the wint ercinaie in the neishborhood
OF thepole isquite mild compared with
that of Montana. while the siuow sell
dom exceeds an average ol ten or
twelve feet We believe this to he "a
move ia the right direction, and VT
expect to see il prosper.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

Those stock journals on the railroad
which are dependent almost entirely
ON the range industry for existence,
are making an effort to suppress The
true state of things and publishing
men as falsi;iers who have written IT,.
exact facts to eastern papers There
are no favored regions in Montana
this winter. The losses in Yellowstone
and Custer county will he larger, ii
anything, than those of Fergus or
Meaglier, and no sensible cattle man
places the loss below fifty per cent
in this county. Tie tact il. the range
industry has received n terrible blow,
one that will require some years to
recover from. and We very much doub.
the wisdom OF pursuing the wide
open range system OF the past. In
this northern latit u,le, and high eleva-
ton. We can look for hard winters
every tour OF FIVE years, and il ie not
Improbable that we may have two in
succession. in which case there would
be an absolute clean up OF range stock
Montana will always he a stock grow
ing region and good one. but the
business must and will be conducted
on II safer basis, and now is the time
to begin. Turning so many cattle on
the range to rustic" for food the
yearround. taking the chances of max
ing a winning at the beef roundup is
a species OF speculation in futures"
Improbable to owners and inhuman
to beasts. The sooner change is
made the better it will be for both man
and beast. and Montana in general.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

Mrs. Ross. the spirualistr medium
has been badly routed in Boston
where she had been successfully dipping
the credulous. 4 dozen Boston gen
tlemen raided the ghostly cohorts,
turned on the gas and secured -four
boys and a girl who had been imper-
sonating various deceased parties
MIR. Ross drew his revolver, but the
game was up. and various mechani-
cal contrivanees We're laid bare. The
only way to do away with the ghost
business is, when you see one go for it
and hit it hard. That is II sure cure.
Pioneer Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24
.Sl2.!Dtio ~


I ES Governor lIauser has gone to New
York to he gone six weeks or more.
The water works To be put in Helena by
the Woolston Water Company will cost at
least 100000.
The Helena & Benton Stage Co., II il re-
ported have lost thirty head of horses
since Christmas. The company is putting
ON new stock as last as possible.
Walkerville is to have a newspaper ag;sin.
Mr.. Mark II. Bryan. now employed on the
Inter Mountain, has brought in material
from Nevada, and will issue the first num-
Der Of the new paper the coming week.
Miner.
A bear was found on Lower Rock creek
near Durfee's mill with his tongue frozen to
Il monkey wrench. The saw mill men have
lost many tools this winter. which may be
traced to this predatory animal.-Inter
Mountain.
Bob Tinsley says that the press Of Mon
| tana cannot kill all of the cattle; that the
present winter is AN average Montana
winter, and il owners Of tleget scared at
this kind of weather they had better quit
the business.--River Press.
Nothing definite has been heard in regard
to the Hay Bros. sheep. II is only
runior and cannot DE traced to any relia-
BILE source. One report is that both herder
and sheep are lost and no trace OF them
has been fouad.-River Press.
High price. prevail at Fort Benton. in
consequence of the severe cold weather and
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

Two or three years ago central and
northern Montana was over-riddel
with horse and cattle thieves. n large
portion OF them being white men. To
day their occupation is gone. The
stock commissioners, in their report
make the point that through the ope-
rations Of the stock detective and
inspection law, thieves have been
driven out OF the stock counties into
those to which the law does not apply.
No doubt it has had this effect in
Fergus county, a. horse stealing is II
lost art" except during Indian raids
across the country.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

The onncil did not take kindly to
councilman Thonpson's bill concern.
Jig corporations and in committee OF
the whole recommended that it do
not pass. The bill has been referred
to in the columns of the Miner and the
opinion expressed that it opened the
door to foreign syndicates to gobble
up millions of acres OF llnd in the ter
litory. The present corporation law
upon the point involved in Mr..
Thompson's bill should Toe allowed to
stand. Under ii corporations can
land. fully sufficient for I'll practical
Miner.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

New counties are not increasing in
Montana with amazing rapidity--only
at the rate of one AT each legislative
meeting. Six years ago it was Silver
Bow; four years ago, Yellowstone;
two years ago, Fergus; and now it is
Park. During the period Dawson
county was organized in some sort oi
peculiar way by federal order. Park
county will make fifteen in all and "A
very good and honorable No. - she
will be. She is perhaps republican.
but even that little drawback may be
removed with age and discretion
Independent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24
Park County Created.

The bill creating the county of Park has
passed both branches of he legs lattlre md
is now in hands OF the governor. The bill
provides that all that portion of Gailatin
county lying east ri the summit 81 the Belt
range of mountains shall constitute the
county of Park. The act is to take effect
az to the organization of the county on
the first OF May next. 1t shall he ATTACHED
to Gallatin county for judicial PURPOSES
until the first Of August next The new
county shall assume SD, 900 OF the debt
Of Galiatin county and ISSUE interest hear
ing warrants therefor, in full of all de
mands by the old county against the new.
The tax levy Of 1887 for Gallatin county
shall be the tax levy Of Park for the cur
rent year. The county seat shall he at
Livingston until the general election in
1888. when all the qualified electors of the
county shall vote for "a permanent location
os the county seat. The bill also names
the officers who shall hold positions until
the next general election and names their
compensation. where they are not other
wise provided by general Law They are as
follows:
Commissioners, George II. Carver Il. r.
MYERS, George NJ. Iiatch. sheriff. o. r.
Templeton; treasurer. +. ". Wright; coun-
y clerk, cherry Martin probate jadge;
NJ. d. Kelly; assessor J. II. Holiday.
attorney, j. III. Elder, school supeFintend-
cnt, Nettie Ballinger: coroner. pr. hobart:
surveyor, :. Moore: public administrator; !
7. X. Lee.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24
Ten YEARS AGO =

TEN YEARS AGO. On
December 10th. 1875. The
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS
was founded. 1t WAS The pio-
neer Of low-priccd journalism
in the west. From the frs.
the controlling con.ictioa o.
its managers has been that a
"cheap paper" should be
cheap only in price; tat is
news should be rs fresh an
complete. it's editori | discus
sion as able. and its genera!
tone and character as pure
and healthtul as its best and
highest-priced contemporary
This has been its ideal. How
well it has succeeded in the
actual attainment Of SO lli.h
a standard is best evidenced
in the fact that it now rcgu
larly prints and sells over
10000 papers a day.-a lar.
ger circulation than that Of ali
other Chicago daiIics com
bined.
The CHICAGO DAILY
NEWS is an lNDEPEND-
ENT newspaper. 1t is no,
partisan. Neither is it a ncu-
trail. 1t is IA paper of positive
opinion. expressed without fear
or favor. 1t seeks the patron
age OF people who love coun-
try more than party.
The CHICAGO DAILY
NEWS is the only cent
paper in the west that is a
member Of the Associated
Press. 1t prints ALL THE NEWS.
Sold h, all news dealers at two cents per copy.
Mailed to any address, postage prepaid, for six
dollars per year, for shorter term at rate OF
fifty cents ter month. Address Victor +. Lawson.
Puhl.sh,r The DAILY NEWS. is3 Fifth Ave-.
CHICAGO. ILL.,
lhe CHICAGO WEEKLY
NEWS pages. 81 columns
is the largest dollar weekly
in America.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

The prcsiden; has vetoed the depend
ent soldiers pension bill This action
will receive the approval OF II good
many old soldiers who do not want to
he classed as n.endicants. relying upon
the government for support. Congress
is carrying the pension business 10
exfr.,ue,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

As will be seen by the report of the
stock commissioners. Meagher county
contributed SI.l6S 90 towards the
stock detective fund, leading all other
counties subject TO the ax.which indi-
Gates that Ncagher before divisionl
WAS the banner cattle county.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

Helena banks have fully S2.0uo.OOO
LOANED On cattle.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

And IL should be borne IN mind that.
all the expense connected with this
system mas been paid by hc live stock
owner-. and Tia. iest al the corHilunity
not contributing Il dollar to that end
and further. that those owning less
I than ten head. have BEEN exempted
from taxation for this purpose.
This system having been l"'in'.
beneficial ior the counties already eni-
braccd in it, operation. it would cvi-
IDENTIFY he greatly To the advantage OF
all other counties containing consider
able numbers OF live stock. to have
the law so amended ~ to includ.
them
\ very strong reason why III the
stock counties should unite in this
matter for mutual protection. is the
fact that the presence OF inspectors in
IL portion of them has h. Il "a marked
ana noticeable effect in driving the
thieves and disreputab'e characters
INTO other counties. MOI embraced in
the law. a> il shown by the large in
crease in ,lepreiations in those cOun-
ties.
The stock inspector and detective
fund was received from the following
count les Tor the year SSH:
thOteitI.. .............-.............S 2.S2s ~
Custer. .............................. i.V.S. 93
laWSon............ MINIMUM. ,oSo.6b
Lewis and Clarke............... 1.O31 IL
Meagher ......................... I.16S go
Icllowstone............ l.6i1 go
TOtal...................... y, l2D.3
During the year the detective corps
made forty-throe arrests for oiien>eS
against the stock law.
Eighty-three thousand nine hundred
and ninety-three cattle were shipped
in 6,1sl ears. inspected by the inspcc-
tors who discovered and took receipts
for 500 stray head. which receipts
are on file with the secretary OF the
board Oi stock commissioners. Be
sides the above 459 strays were found
upon the ranges.
The EXPENSES for the year 1856 were
as follows:
Inspectors, st district 80 ,3SS.57
Inspectors, I'd district....... 4,219.l6
Cierk hlre. ............................ 6so.m
Legal service>..... Ill 90
General expenses .............-. 4Jl.II
TOtal...................... .96o.41
The secretary in his report to the
president says: The results accom-
plisbed during 1886 are very satsfac-
tory. This is more especially evident
when we consider that during the seat
son OF 1856 there passed through the
hands of the board of stock commits
sioners a total amount OF S9.6D1.S4
in payment of strays found in ship
ments, II, against Sl.ll9.25 the pre-
vious year. Of this ~. 699.Si. Sg.3i7.-
80 were paid out to the owners OF the
stray>, and the balance, 1881 81. re-
mains in the hands of the secretary of
your board, the owners either not be-
ing known or the ownership being in
dispute
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-24

The president has signed the Nam
toba right OF way bill.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1887-05-27

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90.
Gineunerwartete Traae.

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0ad benz Sortsanee ibres 8aters
bate 6eIene ban Gid obeerdnnt unb
etne 6anbarbett aus benz arbetst0rb'
den eenommen {; wdbren6 fe fi4 NIT tbr
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8aters iber Bertram bGtten tn Der
SeeIe hes Wib&ens etnen tiefen unb
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1887-05-27

garis, 90. Sra. Ser Staatsratb
bat BITE 8erufuus ber Yrin3en pom
Orleans sesen ibre Ausweiiuns aus
Srantrei3 absemteien. Da9e9en 1T bas
@eiu9 hes 8rtn3eu Wurat um Wiebers
anfteuuns im fran3OfI@en Deere be-
wiuist worben.